Is Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) No Longer A Good Investment?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

CAKE belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of Cheesecake Factory Inc is $2.34B. A total of 1.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.58M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Clark Matthew Eliot sold 29,000 shares of CAKE for 53.56 per share on Feb 27 ’25. After the transaction, the EXEC VP, CFO now owns 39,856 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 28 ’25, Clark Matthew Eliot sold 19,000 shares at 54.00 per share. CAKE shares that EXEC VP, CFO owns now total 39,856.

Among the insiders who sold shares, OVERTON DAVID disposed of 100,000 shares on Feb 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $53.08. This resulted in the CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. holding 3,092,147 shares of CAKE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, OVERTON DAVID sold 79,300 shares at $52.99 per share on Feb 28 ’25. Company shares held by the CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. now total 3,012,847.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Cheesecake Factory Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.38%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.16. CAKE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.99% when it declared a $0.27 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/5/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.32%. The CAKE stock dividend was $0.27 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CAKE has a high of $57.32 and a low of $33.05.

As of this writing, CAKE has an earnings estimate of $0.82 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.86 per share and a lower estimate of $0.77.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. CAKE’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $189.63M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.82B in debt and $636.27M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.64, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $330.17M.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CAKE is Buy with a score of 3.58.

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